diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 1ffb8269..6fdd7f8b 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@
           ]
         }
       }],
+      
+      ["OS == \"linux\"", {
+        "link_settings": {
+          "libraries": [
+            "-lpng",
+            "-lz",
+            "-lX11",
+            "-lXtst"
+          ]
+        }
+      }]
     ],
     
     "sources": [